GARDEN OF HEDON
Music by Shikoh, Schendel, Babb and Groves
Lyrics by Groves
Sensory—the grass a velvet pad for your skin
And that’s just where it begins
Taste, touch, see--the flowers’ scent a buzz for your brain
Tomorrow offers more of the same
Welcome to your dreams
The Garden of Hedon
We’ve so carelessly sown, see what has grown (so then)
Tell me how it grows
This Garden of Hedon
And the wily vines will they entwine everyone else?
Sensory—see what pleasure indulgence brings
Taste, touch, see—appetite is everything
Tell me does it fill you?
Are you happy?
Serve the belly, live for fun
When the end comes do we die full?
Glutted on the greed of countless selfish deeds
Welcome to your dreams
The Garden of Hedon
We’ve so carelessly sown, see what has grown (so then)
Tell me how it grows
This Garden of Hedon
And the wily vines still they entwine everyone else
Sensory—the flies a constant choir for your ears
(In Hedon even bugs we hold dear!)
Taste, touch, see—the sky a vivid uncensored screen
Showing everyone’s deepest dreams
Sensory— as always there’s the fruit of the tree
No restrictions, everything’s free
Taste, touch, see—the Garden offers you everything
In Hedon you can always be king
Tell me does it feel good?
Do you sleep well?
Comfortable with who you are
When the end comes will we stand tall
Without any shame when we hear our name?
The Garden welcomes you, ma’am
Please sit down and find twice as much as you’ll eat
Cornucopia of desires
Lying there at your feet
The Garden welcomes you, sir
Please relax and find everything that you want
Very little of what you need
no bread, no water, no God
supported by 6 fans who also own “Garden Of Hedon”
The album takes off nicely with David Longdon's "The Strangest Times", but then gets into immediate free fall and deeply underwater for the next few tracks, quite unexpectedly. Fortunately, it recovers with Nick D'Virgilio's "Apollo" (hey, this guy CAN write good music, although he hides this ability most of the time) and the remaining three tracks, one of which is another Longdon masterpiece. So in the end the final impression is somewhat in the positive range. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
supported by 5 fans who also own “Garden Of Hedon”
In the wake of buying the Welcome To The Planet I also went for this older "EP" (clocking in on 70 minutes a rather big big EP...) as a final farewell to a very bright bright star that sadly doesn't shine anymore. Carsten Pieper
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022
supported by 5 fans who also own “Garden Of Hedon”
What can I say about Big Big Train that I haven’t said before?
This album took a little while to grow on me but by the time I saw it live I was in love with its humongous, over-egged pomposity! They do it all with such passion, excitement and amazing musicianship.
Essential. Crinklechips